Vocabulary

last month of the year; December

northern or southern lights; aurora borealis or australis

being frank; going so far as to say

extreme situation

limit; limiting value

polar front

polar seas

polar current

utter villain; atrocious fiend; devil

scoundrel; rake

intense heat; hottest season; peak of summer's heat

maximum dose

rebirth in paradise; peaceful death

Amitabha's Pure Land; Sukhavati

extreme heat

angle of intersection

cantata

mating season

AC generator

crossbreed; hybrid

traffic hell; traffic congestion

traffic congestion; traffic jam; (traffic) deadlock

child orphaned from a traffic accident

commutative law

summoning spirits; calling down spirits; spirit evocation

bite wound; bite

alumni association

annotated textbook

proofreader

proprietor of a school

revision

school uniform

school gear

ancient log storehouse

ancient architectural style using interlocked triangular logs

school duties or affairs

school funeral

student studying and working at the school

hanging; strangling to death

tie-dye